Summary of the invention
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of information display system for having handled switching device includes the lid for switching device and panel.Lid includes the opening being dimensioned correspondingly to allow the process of handle.Panel is configured to carry the information about switching device.Panel can rotate relative to lid, to change the orientation of information.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of switching device includes handle, lid and panel.Lid includes opening, and handle extends through opening.Panel is configured to carry the information about switching device, and can rotate to change the orientation of information relative to lid.
According to a further aspect of the invention, a kind of method showing the information having on handled switching device includes panel dress is fixed in switching device, and panel comprises the information along the first orientation;And make panel rotate relative to handle so that information relocates along the second orientation being different from the first orientation.
Technical scheme 1. 1 kinds is for the information display system of switching device, and described switching device has handle, and described information display system includes:
For the lid of described switching device, described lid includes the opening being dimensioned correspondingly to allow the process of described handle;And
It is configured to carry the panel of the information about described switching device;
Wherein said panel can rotate to change the orientation of described information relative to described lid.
Technical scheme 2. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 1, it is characterised in that described panel includes described information.
Technical scheme 3. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 1, it is characterized in that, described information display system also includes the fixed component with grooved surface and sidewall, described grooved surface includes the handle notch being dimensioned correspondingly to allow the process of described handle, and described fixed component is fixed rotatably relative to described lid.
Technical scheme 4. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 3, it is characterized in that, described sidewall includes the inner end at described grooved surface, and outer end, described sidewall also includes that at least one lug at described outer end, at least one lug described and described lid are operably engaged and described fixed component dress is fixed in described lid.
Technical scheme 5. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 3, it is characterised in that described sidewall includes and described lid is operably engaged the feature rotated against that prevents between described fixed component and described lid.
Technical scheme 6. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 3, it is characterised in that described fixed component includes that lip, described panel are captured between described lip and described lid vertically.
Technical scheme 7. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 1, it is characterised in that described panel can rotate relative to described both cover rim clockwise and counterclockwises.
Technical scheme 8. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 1, it is characterised in that described panel and described lid include cooperation feature, static relative at any one covered in multiple resting positions described to be pushed into by described panel.
Technical scheme 9. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 8, it is characterised in that each resting position among the plurality of resting position opens 90 degree with adjacent stationary location interval clockwise or counterclockwise.
Technical scheme 10. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 1, it is characterized in that, described lid includes outer surface, described outer surface includes towards multiple inclined-planes that described panel is prominent, and described panel includes multiple outer peripheral edge, it rides upon on the plurality of inclined-plane during described panel is relative to the rotation of described lid.
Technical scheme 11. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 1, it is characterized in that, described panel includes multiple fisrt feature, and described lid includes multiple second feature, when described panel is when relative to any one in multiple resting positions of described lid, and the plurality of fisrt feature can engage with the plurality of second feature.
Technical scheme 12. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 11, it is characterized in that, described panel includes multiple outer peripheral edge, and described lid has the first relative lateral margin and the second lateral margin, and when any one in the plurality of resting position of described panel, two in the described outer peripheral edge of described panel are roughly parallel to described the first relative lateral margin and second lateral margin of described lid.
Technical scheme 13. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 11, it is characterized in that, described panel also includes being arranged to the inner surface in the face of described lid, and the convex ridge from the described inner surface extension of described panel, and described lid also includes being arranged to the outer surface in the face of described panel, and shoulder wall, described fisrt feature is positioned on described convex ridge, and described second feature is positioned on described shoulder wall.
Technical scheme 14. is according to the information display system described in technical scheme 11, it is characterised in that described fisrt feature and described second feature include projection and the ratchet of cooperation.
15. 1 kinds of switching devices of technical scheme, including:
Handle;
Including the lid of opening, described handle extends through described opening;And
It is configured to carry the panel of the information about described switching device;
Wherein said panel can rotate to change the orientation of described information relative to described lid.
Technical scheme 16. is according to the switching device described in technical scheme 15, it is characterised in that described switching device also includes rotating fixing fixed component relative to described lid, and described fixed component has handle notch, and described handle extends through described handle notch.
Technical scheme 17. is according to the switching device described in technical scheme 15, it is characterized in that, described panel includes fisrt feature and multiple outer peripheral edge, and described lid includes that second feature is arranged to when described fisrt feature engages with described second feature be roughly parallel to described the first relative lateral margin with two in the first relative lateral margin and the second lateral margin, and the plurality of outer peripheral edge and the second lateral margin extends.
Technical scheme 18. is according to the switching device described in technical scheme 15, it is characterized in that, described lid includes outer surface, described outer surface includes towards multiple inclined-planes that described panel is prominent, and described panel includes multiple outer peripheral edge, it rides upon on the plurality of inclined-plane during described panel is relative to the rotation of described lid.
The method of the information on 19. 1 kinds of display switch devices of technical scheme, described switching device has handle, and described method includes:
Panel dress is fixed in described switching device, and described panel comprises the described information along the first orientation;And
Making described panel rotate relative to described handle makes described information relocate along the second orientation being different from described first orientation.
Technical scheme 20. is according to the method described in technical scheme 19, it is characterised in that makes described panel rotate and includes making described panel relative to described first orientation with multiple 90 degree of rotations.
The advantage of these and other and feature will become more fully apparent from the following description carried out together with accompanying drawing.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 illustrates an embodiment of the switching device 10 of the embodiment including information display system 12.Shown switching device 10 is circuit-breaker 14, but other switching device may be incorporated into information display system 12.Although circuit-breaker 14 is shown as the 3 pole molded case circuit-breakers (" MCCB ") with specific dimensions and shape and the available component 16 having on top cover 18, but the circuit-breaker 14 of other type and size and switching device 10 are advantageously used information display system 12, and shown circuit-breaker 14 proposes only for exemplary purpose.It addition, although circuit-breaker 14 is shown as has base portion 20 and base portion 20 and the middle cover 22 covered between 18, but middle cover 22 and the alternatively combination of base portion 20.Base portion 20, middle cover 22 and the housing 188 of lid 18 offer switching device 10.Handle notch 24 provides in fixed component 30, for allowing the process of the handle 26 of circuit-breaker 14.Lid 18 can be for the separable lid from base portion 20 removing, e.g., for the inspection of internals (not shown) or the repairing of circuit-breaker 14.The internals of circuit-breaker 14 may include but be not limited to contact system, it has one group of fixing and movable contact, the supporting movable contact arm of movable contact, the operating mechanism of operating movable contact point arm, the circuit supporting or being electrically connected to fixed contact or load-strap, current sensing unit, and arc chamber.In normal " opening " or closure state of circuit-breaker 14, e.g., when handle 26 moves to the opposite side of handle notch 24, fixed contact and movable contact are physically connected to each other.In " closing " or off-state of circuit-breaker 14, e.g., when handle is in the position shown in Fig. 1, movable contact separates with fixed contact, e.g., via disconnecting spring.Therefore, circuit-breaker 14 is connected or interrupt circuit based on current status, and also transmittable rated current is without overheated, enough contact pressures are provided and press down holding contact Guan Bi in normal state, the power providing enough during abnormality is come with desired speed break contact system, and provides dielectric isolation when contact is off.
Turning now to Fig. 2, the embodiment of information display system 12 is shown as and includes panel 28, the lid 18 of circuit-breaker 14 or the part of lid, and fixed component 30.Panel 28 is rotatable information carrier.Panel 28 may be configured to support one or more label 32 with information 34, such as Fig. 2, shown in 3 and 11, such as, but not limited to, adhesive label, or alternately, panel 28 can include being provided directly in information 34 thereon, as, print, carve, imprint or be etched on panel 28, e.g., in the region 36 such as shown by Fig. 1 and 11.In another alternative, panel 28 can include one or more label 32 and directly provide the combination of information 34 on panel 28 (e.g., Figure 11 showing).The information about switching device 10 that information 34 on panel 28 comprises the operation for switching device 10, installs and check is provided.With reference to Fig. 3, when applicable, when switching device 10 is circuit-breaker 14, it is provided that may include but be not limited to ampere rated value 38, maker labelling 40, chopper model 42, catalog number (Cat.No.) 44, voltage rating 46, SWD labelling, HID labelling, the applicable maximum environmental temperature of circuit-breaker, Class in the information 34 on the panel 28 of circuit-breaker 14
CTL (the circuit limit), circuit and load labelling, interruption rated value 48, terminal (Cu-Al line), tightening torque 50, line temperature rating 52, maximum wire size, 100% rated value mark and error protection information (the earth-fault protection GFCI for people, the earth-fault protection GFPE for equipment and electric arc fault protection AFCI), some of them figure 3 illustrates for exemplary purposes.In addition to about the data of switching device 10 and details, install and operating instruction, house mark, safety information, can the information 34 that can be provided as on panel 28 of scan code, agency qualification information and other relevant information any.Information 34 can be with the directional at-tachment relative to panel 28.That is, when panel 28 rotates, information 34 is the most such.
In the embodiment of panel 28, panel 28 includes square exterior perimeter 54, its there is outer peripheral edge 56,58,60,62 and two opposite sides 64,66 from lid 18 record can be with the roughly the same width of width of lid 18, but the different in width of panel 28 also allows for.Panel 28 includes opening 68, it has can be the inner circumferential 70 of at least circular, and the diameter of inner circumferential 70 can be roughly the same with the external diameter of fixed component 30, but for space and the purpose of relative localization, the diameter difference between the external diameter of the inner circumferential 70 of panel 28 and the periphery 76 of fixed component 30 can be produced, and the external diameter of fixed component 30 can be depending on the lengthwise position change of the fixed component 30 measuring external diameter, as will be described further below.Panel 28 includes the thickness that may be selected to allow to be caught by operator.Alternately or in addition, panel 28 can include the edge 56 from panel 28,58,60,62 or one or more projection that can be easy to grasp 72 (Fig. 2) of extending from the outer surface 74 of panel 28, but this type of projection 72 is not disturbed and provides the label 32 comprising information or the information 34 being provided directly on panel 28.
Fixed component 30 includes handle notch 24 that can be substantially rectangular, but allows the aperture of any size that handle 26 moves to off position from the open position of circuit-breaker 14 can be provided as handle notch 24.Switch instruction 78,80 can adjacent with handle notch 24 be located in fixed component 30.The embodiment of fixed component 30 also includes the periphery 76 of circle or at least circular.As mentioned above, periphery 76 can have the approximately uniform diameter of inner circumferential 70 with panel 28.Fixed component 30 may also include presses trip button hole 82 with close to pressing trip button 84 (Fig. 1), in order to mechanically test circuit-breaker 14.Fixed component 30 18 is fixed rotatably relative to lid, and therefore, although fixed component 30 is described herein as and covers 18 and separate and the element that is easily assembled to, but in certain embodiments, fixed component 30 integrally can combine with covering 18.When panel 28 is relative to lid 18 rotation, panel 28 simultaneously rotates relative to both fixed component 30 and lid 18.In order to reduce part, the lid 18 of the information display system 12 shown in Fig. 1 can be the lid that the switching device 10 with Fig. 1 is identical.Although only lid 18 square portion it is shown in fig. 2, but lid 18 can use and suitably cover any length needed for base portion 20, and accommodate the internals of switching device 10, including the rectangular cap shape shown in Fig. 1.Alternately, the lid 18 of switching device 10 can include the square portion shown in Fig. 2, and forms the extention needed for the whole lid of switching device 10.In another alternative, the information display system 12 of Fig. 2 can make an addition to the existing lid of switching device 10.
With reference to Fig. 2, in the embodiment of information display system 12, panel 28 86 or counterclockwise 88 can rotate along clockwise direction relative to fixed component 30 and lid 18.As will readily recognize that, the ability making panel 28 rotate provides the maximum chance readily oriented making panel 28 turn to the information 34 providing reading to be included on panel 28 to setter and operator to setter and operator, regardless of the orientation of the remainder of the switching device 10 installed.Merely for demonstration purpose, the information 34 on the panel 28 shown in Fig. 1 is in the first orientation, and owing to panel 28 is relative to lid 18 and the rotation of fixed component 30, therefore identical information 34 is shown in being different from the second orientation of the first orientation in fig. 2.Shown in second be orientated from 90 degree counterclockwise of the first orientation, or orient clockwise 270 degree from first.Although the ability rotated both 86 and counterclockwise 88 along clockwise direction provides maximum flexibility to operator and setter, but information display system 12 can change into being designed so that panel 28 can 86 or counterclockwise 88 rotation the most along clockwise direction.
Additionally, relative to the rotation of panel 28, panel 28 can include feature as will be described further below, its panel 28 limited on lid 18 relocates the resting position to selected quantity, e.g., with four resting positions of 90 degree of increments.By resting position is limited to 90 degree of increments, at least two in the outer peripheral edge of panel 28 (opposite edges 58 and 62 or opposite edges 56 and 60) keeps opposite side 64,66 alignment with switching device 10 and almost parallel, as shown in fig. 1.Such as, in the first resting position, as shown in fig. 1, the edge 58 of panel 28 is adjacent, in the second resting position with the sidepiece 64 of lid 18, as shown in Figure 2, the edge 60 of panel 28 is adjacent with the sidepiece 64 of lid 18, and in the 3rd resting position, edge 62 is by adjacent with the sidepiece 64 of lid 18, and in the 4th resting position, edge 56 is by adjacent with the sidepiece 64 of lid 18.At non-rest position, as illustrated in figs. 11 and 12, when making panel 28 rotate to the next one from a resting position, the corner 90 of panel 28 can from the opposite side 64,66 of switching device 10 outwardly.To on time at any one in the resting position of panel 28 of feature, resting position avoids everything by making opposite side 64,66 alignment of outer peripheral edge 56 and 60 or 58 and 62 and switching device 10.Notwithstanding square 28, but panel 28 can include any amount of outer peripheral edge, has restriction and relocates the corresponding supplementary features to greater amount of resting position.Such as, panel 28 can include octagon periphery (not shown), and feature can limit and relocate to each 45 degree, and therefore, the quantity making the possible resting position of panel is increased to eight by this type of embodiment, still make two edges of panel 28 and opposite side 64,66 alignment of switching device 10 simultaneously.Information display system 12 is not relative to the specific quantity of resting position or the limited amount of the outer peripheral edge of panel 28.Although not being conventional, but panel 28 even can include circular outer circumference, although and panel 28 is described as having the sidewall 64 that can be beneficially and cover 18, square or the octagonal periphery 54 of 66 alignments, but it is to be understood that, the shape of panel 28 is the most limited, and alternately, can be circular, triangle or thinks attractive in appearance and be suitable to comprise other shape of information 34.Under any circumstance, it is provided that the orientation of the information 34 on panel 28 can change over and make user be prone to the information of checking 34.
For the purpose of the embodiment being described herein as panel 28, panel 28 will be described as to be had with the resting position of 90 degree of increments.Panel 28 installs orientation relative to multiple 90 degree of horizontal and verticals rotating the switching device 10 making panel 28 relocate in permission switching device panel of lid 18.Make the panel 28 of switching device 10 around longitudinal axis 92 (extending to the midpoint in Fig. 2 and about panel 28 extend) 86,88 hand rotation 90 degree in either direction of fixed component 30 or clockwise or counterclockwise hand rotation 180 degree make information 34 reorientation become Matching installation to orient.This rotation by user energy supply, and will be promoted by the mechanical features below panel 28, and this mechanical features is corresponding with at least one in lid 18 and fixed component 30.Utilize this rotating panel 28, setter and user can use for the information orientation of vertically and horizontally both installations and the retrieval information 34 from label 32, and panel 28 becomes friendly to user.
Fig. 4 depicts the inner surface 94 relative with outer surface 74 of panel 28.Panel 28 includes opening 68, and it has inner circumferential 70, and inner circumferential 70 at least has circular shape.In one embodiment, panel 28 may also include interior convex ridge 110, and it has as directed circular shape, is located on inner surface 94, and operatively arranges for guide panel 28 relative to the movement covering 18.In the embodiment shown, interior convex ridge 110 is arranged on the radial outside of inner circumferential 70, i.e. away from the central rotation axis 112 of panel 28, it overlaps, as shown in Figure 2 with the longitudinal axis 92 of fixed component 30.Interior convex ridge 110 extends from inner surface 94, e.g., substantially vertical from inner surface 94, but in an alternative embodiment, interior convex ridge 110 can become different non-zero angles to extend from inner surface 94.Panel 28 also includes outer convex ridge 114, and it extends from inner surface 94, and the most spaced apart with interior convex ridge 110.Outer convex ridge 114 can extend, as shown along the periphery 54 of panel 28.Interior convex ridge 110 can have consistent height with outer convex ridge 114, and in an alternative embodiment, any one the be filled with material being limited in the space 120 between inner surface 94, interior convex ridge 110 and outer convex ridge 114, as, for forming the identical material of panel 28, include but not limited to plastics.The most alternately, the web needed for inner surface 94 can be provided with and promote the structural stability of panel 28 or any layout of supporting structure.
Interior convex ridge 110 includes fisrt feature 104, and it is operatively arranged to provide panel 28 relative to lid 18 and the resting position of fixed component 30.In one embodiment, fisrt feature 104 is located on the radially inner side of interior convex ridge 110.In the embodiment shown, fisrt feature 104 includes and is spaced apart from each other the first, second, third and fourth projection 96 of 90 degree, 98,100,102, and such as 12 o'clock on the inner surface 94 of panel 28,3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o-clock position.Fisrt feature 104 highlights from the radially inner side of interior convex ridge 110, and radially inwardly extending towards inner circumferential 70 from interior convex ridge 110.Alternately, fisrt feature 104 can be ratchet recessed in interior convex ridge 110, and extends radially outward from interior convex ridge 110.Fisrt feature 104 also may be provided in the alternate position of panel 28, with corresponding with the feature of at least one in lid 18 and fixed component 30.
Fig. 5 shows the outer surface 122 of lid 18, and Fig. 6 shows the inner surface 146 of lid 18.Lid 18 can include being fixedly mounted with for dress putting the hole 124 of 126 (Fig. 1) such as screw, and dress is fixedly mounted with puts 126 through it so that lid 18 dress is fixed in the base portion 20 (or middle cover 22 or another lid) of switching device 10.When assembling, the inner surface 94 of panel 28 is in the face of the outer surface 122 of lid 18, and the interior convex ridge 110 of panel 28 and outer convex ridge 114 are towards lid 18 extension (see Figure 10).Lid 18 includes inner circumferential 128, its can have that will be further described below, for making fixed component 30 through the opening 116 of its circular, and opening 116 provides the path for handle 26 then.Lid 18 also includes having the first relative side 64 and periphery 130 of the second side 66.Lid 18 can include Part I 132 and Part II 134, and Part I is near inner circumferential 128, and Part II 134 holds Part I 132.Part I 132 and Part II 134 can be general plane as shown in Fig. 5 and 10, but can include other surface.As will be further described below in relation to Figure 11 and 12, Part II 134 is alternatively includes inclined surface 182.
Lid 18 also includes radially spaced apart with inner circumferential 128 shoulder wall 142.Shoulder wall 142 extends from the Part II 134 of lid 18, e.g., is approximately perpendicular to Part I 132 and Part II 134, but in an alternative embodiment, other non-zero angle that shoulder wall 142 can become the angle with interior convex ridge 110 complementary extends.Shoulder wall 142 can be substantial cylindrical, and can inner circumferential with interior convex ridge 110 at least be generally corresponding to dimensionally.I.e., first shoulder wall 142 can have the diameter roughly the same with the diameter of the inner circumferential of interior convex ridge 110, but the diameter of shoulder wall 142 is smaller than the diameter of the inner circumferential of the interior convex ridge 110 of panel 28, come during panel 28 is relative to the assembling of lid 18 and rotation overlapping with shoulder wall 142 to provide for the space of interior convex ridge 110.Shoulder wall 142 includes the second feature 136 on the radially-outer surface of shoulder wall 142.In the embodiment shown, second feature 136 includes first, second, third and fourth ratchet 148,150,152 and 154 (see Fig. 6), they lid 18 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock position be spaced apart from each other 90 degree.Although second feature 136 can be to be recessed in shoulder wall 142 and from the radially inwardly extending ratchet of shoulder wall 142, but alternately, second feature 136 can be the projection extended radially outward from shoulder wall 142.Second feature 136 can be also ratchet and protruding combination.Second feature 136 is sized to corresponding with the fisrt feature 104 on the interior convex ridge 110 of panel 28 and coordinates.Such as, if fisrt feature 104 is as directed projection, then second feature 136 is for being dimensioned correspondingly to as illustrated schematically in figure 9 projection 104 is accommodated in ratchet therein.The internal diameter of the external diameter of shoulder wall 142 and interior convex ridge 110 can be roughly the same, make when fisrt feature 104 moves from second feature 136, panel 28 is asynchronous with lid 18, until fisrt feature 104 and second feature 136 realign again, at this point, palpable occlusion can be felt by the user making panel 28 rotate with the most audible occlusion in some embodiments and hear.The Part I 132 of the outer surface 122 of the lid 18 between the inner circumferential 128 of shoulder wall 142 and lid 18 deviates the Part II 134 of the outer surface 122 of the lid 18 between the periphery 130 of shoulder wall 142 and lid 18.When assembling as illustrated in fig. 10, the Part I 132 of lid 18 is positioned to the Part II 134 than lid 18 closer to the inner surface 94 of panel 28, but gap 156 (Figure 10) may be provided between the Part I 132 of panel 28 and lid 18 for rotation the most therebetween.Lid 132 may also include one or more third feature 158 at the inner circumferential 128 of lid 18, for engaging with fixed component 30, as will be described further below.In the embodiment of third feature 158, third feature 158 can be as directed ratchet, but alternatively be protruding.
Fig. 7 and 8 shows the embodiment of fixed component 30.Fixed component 30 includes that grooved surface 160, handle notch 24 extend through grooved surface 160.Grooved surface 160 may also include presses trip button hole 82.Although grooved surface 160 is depicted as dome or general dome shape surface, but grooved surface 160 is alternatively for plane or general plane.Fixed component 30 may also include sidewall 162, and sidewall 162 can have generally cylindrical shape, e.g., tubular portion, and it extends from grooved surface 160, has the inner end 164 at grooved surface 160, and outer end 166.The longitudinal axis 92 of the sidewall 162 of fixed component 30 also can be directed at the rotation axis 112 of panel 28 and be used as rotation axis 112.The radially-outer surface 168 of sidewall 162 includes that a number of component is to engage with panel 28 and lid 18, with by forming information display system 12 about the lid 18 solid panel 28 of dress, allow for the rotatability between panel 28 and lid 18, and fix lid 18 about fixed component 30.This class A of geometric unitA includes but not limited to lug 170, lock-in feature 172 and liner (gland) 174.Lug 170 extends from the outer end 166 of sidewall 162, and can engage (see Figure 10) with the inner surface 146 of the Part I 132 of lid 18.Lug 170 can have certain flexibility in radial directions due to longitudinal cut 176, to contribute to fixed component 30 dress being fixed in panel 28 and then covering 18.In one embodiment, it is provided that four lugs 170, its be spaced apart from each other 90 degree, but the lug 170 of alternative quantity can be provided.Lock-in feature 172 is shown as and radially highlights from sidewall 162, and between the outer end 166 of grooved surface 160 and sidewall 162.In one embodiment, lock-in feature 172 is located on the opposite side of each lug 170.It is spaced apart with the inner surface 94 of panel 28 (see Figure 10) that lock-in feature 172 is dimensioned correspondingly to the Part I 132 making the outer surface 122 of lid 18.As shown in figs, liner 174 extends longitudinally along lug 170, and engages with the third feature 158 of lid 18, to prevent from or to be at least substantially prevented from covering the rotation between 18 and fixed component 30.Fixed component 30 may also include the clearest lip 178 illustrated in Figure 10, and it makes grooved surface 160 radially protrude past the external diameter of radially-outer surface 168 of sidewall 162.Extend from the whole periphery of grooved surface 160 although lip 178 is shown as, but lip 178 can include any amount of interruption therein so that lip 178 can include around one group of lip that the periphery of grooved surface 160 is radially distributed.Panel 28 can be positioned between lip 178 and lock-in feature 172.Gap may be provided between the outer surface 74 of panel 28 and lip 178, in order to contributes to the panel 28 rotatability relative to fixed component 30.Wall 180 can hold the handle 26 extending through it in sidewall 162 from handle notch 24 extension.
Panel 28, fixed component 30 and lid 18 can be formed by the durable plastic material of some flexibilities given between cooperation feature 104,136.In order to assemble information display system 12, panel 28 can be snapped in fixed component 30 by the opening 68 that is inserted in panel 28 by sidewall 162 between lip 178 and lock-in feature 172, wherein lug 170 period in sidewall 162 is inserted into opening 68 curves inwardly, and is bent outwardly the bias state being back to them after the insertion.Then, the fixed component 30 with the panel 28 that dress is fixed in it can use lug 170 and liner 174 to be snapped to cover in the opening 116 of 18, to navigate to cover on 18 by panel 28, wherein the interior convex ridge 110 of panel 28 holds the shoulder wall 142 of lid 18, and fisrt feature 104 and second feature 136 be engaged with each other.Notwithstanding lug 170, but fixed component 30 can use alternative dress solid method to fill regularly is fixed in lid 18.Such as, fixed component 30 can laser welding or be ultrasonically welded at lid 18.In this assembled state, panel 28 is at least some of with lid 18, as, partly overlapping of Part I 132 and Part II 134, and lip 178 is at least some of overlapping with panel 28, panel 28 is generally axially captured between lid 18 and lip 178, but for space purpose with in order to reduce the friction during rotation, the movement that tolerable is a small amount of.For show on the switching device 10 of electric device such as circuit-breaker 14 method of information 34 include by panel 28 dress be fixed in switching device 10, as, by panel 28 dress being fixed in the lid 18 of the housing 188 of circuit-breaker 14, and the lid 18 with panel 28 is attached to the base portion 20 of the housing 188 of circuit-breaker 14.Accordingly, because lid 18, the mechanical features of cooperation between fixed component 30 and panel 28, therefore panel 28 dress is solid in information display system 12, but can rotate relative to lid 18 and fixed component 30.Information 34 can be placed on panel 28 during the assembling of panel 28, fixed component 30 and lid 18 at any.
The different of switching device 10 install the conventional fixed labels that orientation can give to be inconvenient to read or scan.When installation switching device, fixed labels can relative to the visual field of operator from the posture of standing, tilt or sit down of operator towards upper and lower, right or left, and result, if it is not to allow in one way (about it, the language of information 34 is intended to the most from left to right, left-to-right and/or top-to-bottom reads) mode that reads installs, then and operator can have some difficulties reading label.Therefore, information display system 12 provides the chance making panel 28 rotate relative to lid 18 and fixed component 30, lid 18 and fixed component 30 to fix, including the fixed orientation of handle 26 about the remainder of switching device 10 to user.Due to the intrinsic flexibility of material, therefore the fisrt feature 104 on the interior convex ridge 110 of panel 28 can move apart the second feature 136 on the shoulder wall 142 of lid 18 with the relatively small power of along clockwise direction 86 or counterclockwise 88, it is allowed to panel 28 rotates to expectation set.When desired orthoselection becomes to make panel 28 unexpected relative to lid 18 to spin, fisrt feature 104 will be directed at second feature 136 again.Fisrt feature 104 and second feature 136 are directed in the resting position of information display system 12, and in the non-rest position misalignment of information display system 12.
Figure 11 and 12 shows the alternative of information display system 12.Substituting the Part II 134 of general plane, the Part II 134 of lid 18 includes inclined surface 182, and it includes outer surface 122 inclined-plane 184 outwardly from lid 18.In other words, inclined surface 182 is outwardly, and is positioned in the assembled state of information display system 12 than Part II 134 closer to panel 28.Inclined-plane 184 can little by little increase the height of lid 18 from Part II 134 to Part I 132.The inner surface 146 of lid 18 is at breach 186 the most recessed in the position on inclined-plane 184.Owing to panel 28 rotates on lid 18, therefore the outer convex ridge 114 of panel 28 will during rotation bridge along inclined-plane 184, and promotes that panel 28 is back to resting position.Further, since there is minimal amount of space in the housing 188 for the switching device 10 of all operations component of switching device 10, therefore breach 186 provides the additional space for being arranged on the adnexa below lid 18.In other words, the space of the waste in the inclined surface 182 including inclined-plane 184 and breach 186 eliminates the housing 188 of switching device 10.
Although the embodiment already in connection with only limited quantity describes the present invention in detail, it should be readily understood that, the invention is not restricted to this type of disclosed embodiment.On the contrary, the present invention can be revised, be incorporated to not heretofore described but match with the spirit and scope of the present invention any amount of modification, change, replace or equivalent arrangements.It addition, although it have been described that the various embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood that, the aspect of the present invention can include in described embodiment more only.Therefore, the present invention is not intended as by restriction described above, but is limited only by the scope of the following claims.